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GOALS <br /> • _ \ E E , • ,/ 1i U ki I T Y <br /> LOOKI NG TO 2050 <br /> Living in a green community contributes to an <br /> improved quality of life by providing a range of <br /> benefits for residents, including improved health <br /> and wellbeing, increased morale, and cleaner air. <br /> aTi ' <br /> There is a mental health aspect to walking the <br /> streets lined with old growth trees and having 7 <br /> access to a connectivity of open space. Additional t <br /> community benefits include sheltering us from <br /> the intense rays of the sun, cooling temperatures, <br /> providing resilience to flooding, and using °" <br /> the carbon sequestration benefits that trees ; <br /> provide. Students also learn better when they are }? a <br /> surrounded by shade trees. Climate change has <br /> refocused our attention on providing a way of living <br /> that places people's long term needs as a core <br /> value. These projects also directly and indirectly <br /> reduce GHG emissions. a <br /> A critical focus should remain on proper zoning to <br /> • <br /> prevent sprawl and encourage high density within <br /> the County. Planning efforts will have long term 'R} . <br /> impacts towards directly reducing GHG emissions, <br /> preserving the rural nature of the County and <br /> protecting regional wildlife corridors. This needs <br /> to remain a focus and a priority within the Climate <br /> Action Plan (CAP). <br /> CO-BENEFITS KEY 00 <br /> 000 <br /> GHG COST• COMMUNITY EFFECTS ON ALIGNMENT WITH EQUITY& <br /> REDUCTION EFFECTIVENESS BENEFITS THE ECONOMY STATE/LOCAL CLIMATE JUSTICE <br /> POLICIES <br /> 2023 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 61 <br />